i>From Adam to Noah-The
Numbers Game, shows that the genealogy of Adam in Genesis 5 is a
puzzle. Genesis 5 reports that people lived for over 900 years.

Where are the clues that the genealogy of Genesis 5 is a puzzle?
Here's the first:
• 1×56 years:
Lamech's birth to Adam's death
• 2×56 + 1 years:
Lamech's birth to Enoch's disappearance

• 3×56 years:
Lamech's birth to Seth's death


Here's the second clue:
• 416 years:
Lamech's death to Kenan's death

• 416 years:
Lamech's birth to Mahalalel's death

• 416 years:
Enosh's death to the birth of Noah's sons


And the third clue:
• 1×84 years:
Lamech's birth to Enosh's death

• 2×84 + 416 years:
Jared's death to Noah's death

• 3×84 years:
Enoch's birth to Lamech's birth


A collection of real human ages would never display a pattern like this.

Solving the puzzle reveals a fully functional, 2500+ year old calendar that is as
accurate as our modern calendar. The extracted calendar is based on a
364-day year with a 369-day leap year and a 365-day year that occurs
once every 33 years. The average length of a year for this 33-year
calendar is 365.242424 days which is very near the length of the
vernal equinox year of 365.242374 days on which our calendar is
based.

It is now clear that the Bible contains science. It's ancient science, but it's real science.
The Bible writers were ancient scientists and the Bible is a
repository of their work. If you're a scientist, engineer or
technician and you've found it impossible to take the Bible
seriously, now you can.

Just as we were unable to
recognize this calendar as a calendar, the science of the Bible has
not been recognized as science because its' authors spoke in parables
and riddles. This was a part of the Biblical culture. The book of
Proverbs says that it will teach the reader how to understand the
"words of the wise" which consist of proverbs, riddles and
figures (puzzles).

"Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying
and arranging proverbs with great care." (Ecc 12:9 RSV)

"My mouth shall
speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. I
will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music
of the lyre. (Psa 49:3-4 RSV)

So when Jesus taught
using parables and riddles he was following a tradition that was
ancient when Solomon was king.

This kind of riddle
extends far beyond the genealogy of Genesis 5. Genesis 1 to 11
contains a collection of riddles woven into a single fabric. The
riddles